The director of SINAPROC, Panama's civil defense organization, said schools were evacuated in Chiriqui but that no damage was reported, TVN Noticias reports. The Rafale Hernandez Hospital in David was also evacuated safety.

The quake came a day after an 8.2-magnitude quake struck Chile, 3,000 miles to the south of Panama, killing six people and triggering a 6-foot tsunami on the northern coastline.